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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 749, 6 October 1852, Page 1

MR. A LL-E If, COMMISSION AND GENERAL AGENT, Wellington Auction' Room, L ambton-Qda y,

TS prepared to receive Goods and Pro- *- perty of every description intended for immediate sale.

A WEEKLY SALE is held, or oftener, if required, whenever sufficient inducement -is offered ;. thereby affording facilities for the disposal of Goods, &c, at the shortest possible notice. As a General Commission Agency Oppice, the above will be found in every way worthy the attention of parties seeking either to buy or sell Houses, Land, Agricultural Produce, Stock, &c, &c, &c. A Register kept of Houses, Land, &c, for disposal by private contract. Valuations made, Lands surveyed and mapped, and Estate Agencies carefully attended to. April 23, 1852.

. Just Landed, Ex " WILLIAM ALFRED" and " PERSIA. 1 ' *J CASES and BALES, containing— Coburg and Orleans Cloth j. Alpaca Window Muslins j_ Prints,, and Navy Blue Moleskin, Calico i Men-s Cloth Caps Fancy Shirting,, &c, &c, &c. AND

I small case Tarletan and other Ball Dresses

ALSO, 5 chests Tea GILBERT PICKETT & CO. Wellington, August 28, 1852.

Just Published, PRICE ONE SWILLING AND SIXPENCE,

©he <$oofc'* Strait almanack, EOR^THE YEAR,IB&2.- - -

CONTENTS— Preface, Signal Station, Eclipses for 1852, Principal Articles of the Calendar, Almanack, Gardener's Calendar, Latitude, Longitude, &c, of the Harbours in. the Southern. Province of New Zealand, Table for finding High Water, &c, Eight Ascension, Declination and Meridian Passage of the Principal Stars in the Southern Hemisphere, Latitudes and Longitudes from observations by Captain Stokes, R.N., Scale of Fees in different Public Offices, Poundage Rates, Fees, &c, in the Administration of Waste Lands of the Crown Military and Naval Directory, Directory for the Southern Settlements, Postage Regulations, List of Ordinances passed in the General Legistive Council, 1851, Table of Duties of Customs, Advertisements, &c. A few copies interleaved for Memoranda may be had — Price 2s» Wellington, January 1, 1852.

On Sale at the Office of this Paper. RULED Account-Books, various sizes Superfine Foolscap Superfine Letter Paper, large Blue-wove and Ivory Do. Note Paper, Royal Albert, Queen's size and Ivory Do. Sealing-wax, Red, Black, and various colours Prayer-books and Proper Lessons MUSIC PAPER, Music-books, and Music Portfolios Royal, Imperial, Double-Elephant, and Antiquarian Drawing-paper Tracing - Paper, Drawing Portfolios, and Drawing Materials Superfine Drawing Pencils, Indian Ink, Camel Hair Pencils and Tools Sketch-books and Drawing-blocks Ackerman's and Reeve's Water-Colours ParallelßulersandMathematicAUnstruments Parchment, Pasteboards, Millboards Superfine Foolscap, ruled for accounts Do. Blotting Paper, white and pink, and Blotting Pads Best Hambro' Quills assorted Round Ebony Rulers Black and Red Ink, Copying Ink, Sponge Boxes Italian Pens, Wafers Envelopes, various sizes, Envelope Cases Morocco Slates, Plain do. Metallic Memoranda Books Mordan's Leads for Patent Pencils Packets of Fancy and Mourning Paper Slates and Slate Pencils One-quire Foolscap Books, ruled and feint Pewter Inkstands, Screw Inks India Rubber, Ivory Reading Knives Ladies' Companions, Writing Portfolios, Card Cases, and Visiting Cards Pocket-books, Morocco and Russia, Bill Cue Memoranda Books, various stees Cheque Books, Bills pf Lading, Bills of Exchange, Customhouse Forma, &c, &c. &c,

"Wellington Markets. RETAIL PRICES, OCTQBER 0, 1852

First Flour, £25 per ton j Bread, per 21b. loaf, 6d. ; Beef, sd. to 6d. per^lb. ; Mutton, 4£d. to v sd. per lb. : Pork, r sd. to jsdl per lb. ; Fowls,, per pair, 3s. 6d.; Ducks, per pair, 45. ; Geese, '4s. each ; Turkey, ss. each ; Fresh. Butter, Is. 6d. per lb. ; Salt Butter, Is. 4d. per ,Ib. i , Pptato.es, £4, v per ton ; Eggs,. Is. Od. per doz,. ; .Cheese, New .Z&aland,. ,I§. %$, psr 1b,,; Bafturst, Is.perlb.; Maize, 7jß.,od.peg bushel; Ale, 2s. per gallon; Ham and Bacon, 6d. to 7d. per lb. ; Firewood, per ton, 18s.